The Republican journal., 1887-09-08
Potatoes are rusting and rOtt,ng badly.

Penobscot House, Northport Tuesday, but found
no liquor.
There is good deal of sickness here at present.
and yesterday the list of those dead but yet un
buried numbered six.
Tuesday morning Mr.. +. +. Hanson, of this city,
found one of his horses dead in the stable. 1t was
a valuable mare that cost 800.
The boiler for the pumping station at the Little
River Dam, Belfast water works, has arrived, but
has not been hauled down. 1t is an upright boiler
Mr.. George Z. Bracket, of this city, has charge
of the hall exhibits at the Maine State fair Lewis
ton, with Mr.. Charles NJ. Craig, of this city, as his
assistant.
Canton Pallas, |. o. o. f., of this city, accom-
panied by the Lincolnvillc band will make an eX-
curson TO Camden to-day on steamer Rock land
Dinner will be had at the Bay View house.
The Bennett & Moulton Opera Company will
appearhere, at the Belfast Opera House, Sept 2G-7
s. Popular prces-l0, 20 and 30 cents. The operas
they will render are the Mascot, Olivettc, Chimes
of Normandy, and Pinafore.
Pensions have been granted to Clifton Whittier,
original, searsport; Henry Sparrow, original, Mon
roe; Alcvard ID. Andrews, reissue, West Camden;
Mary A. mother of William W. Flye, Camden;
Joseph f. Narnum, increase, Belfast.
Rev. Geo. E. Tufts, of this city, has been engag-
ell by the Applctons to furnish three biographical
sketches for their forthcoming work entitled Gap
plctons Cyclopcdia of American Biography" The
articles are to be on three well known Canadians
DR.. Charles Topper, 4 prominent politician Rev.
DR.. $. I. Rand, and Theodore III. Rand, LII. d.
Owing to the increasing demand for the poems
of David Barker it has been necessary to publish
a third edition, which is now ready. The copy
right belongs to his widow and children. The
printers are q. +. knowles 4 Co., of Bangor, and
IA very handsome book they have made with red
lines, gilt edges portrait and autograph complete
Mr. Geo Buri, OF Little River, exhibited Tues
day rock weighing seventeen pounds which he
say was thrown from the water works dam by Il
blast ana fell IN the gutter by the road side. Mr..
burd had narrow escape. He was leading his
COW nome when some one shouted Look out" and
at the same moment the blast came and the large
stone in its descent just grazed the side of the COW
Il few feet from Mr.. Bur,l.
AUGUST WEATHER. We learn from Mr. l.. II.
Nurch that the average temperature for the month
Of August was Co.'S, which is u degrees colder
than August 1856, and ~ degrees colder than the
years. August was cool month"; Mr. Murch
having n record of only two colder Aug,tsts in
twenty eight years, which were In 1874 and 1885,
The latter was the coolest and the average temper
allure was Gi.:'i. August was the warmest dav
of the month. 1t raincd on ten days
Last December Mr.. W. X Morrison Of this city,
put up as Il premium one of the New England
companv's organs valued at $50. For every ca sh
purchase at retail to the amour, of 80 the buver
was presented with Il ticket in the organ and 700
tickets were thus disposed of. Last SATURDAY. the
| drawing took place. All the tickets were placed
In box and well shaken up aud a small bow
named Dutch drew ont one which was to take the
organ. No. 400 was the lucky number and is held
by Mr.. C. \. pilsbury, editor OF the journal Mr.
Pisburv only took the ticket at the request of Mr.
Morrison, afte. making purchase, and had 40: the
least c> rcctation Of drawing the prize.
STEAMER NOTES. The Boston boats are now
carrying heavy frcights, and as the summer visit,
ors are returning home are having long passenger
lists...Thc b. & Il. S. S. Co. are making temporary
repairs on the wharf in this city. Next spring
general repairs will be made and new buildings
erected ..Capt a. q. Spear, of Rocklan,i, one of
the oldest steamboat men in the country and who
up to Bangor on the Pcnobscot Saturday as the
guest CT capt. lngraham. Capt. Spear is eighty
two years old now, but is as clear headed as ever
and active as a man many years his Junior sept
2f, 81, - % and 30, the Boston steamers will carry
excursions from the Penobscot to Boston to enable
members of the Grand Army, their families ahd
friends, to see the cyclorama of the Battle of Get
tysburg. Fare for the round trip from Belfast in
| n1I ,I,,,i... tNt
AFLoAT AGAIN. 1t will be remembered that
seine time since Capt. Geo. X. IIodgdon one of our
young and able sea captains gave up the command
of the fine schooner Yale built for him in the yard
of Mr.. George w. Cotrell, Belfast, and engaged
in the hotel business. The following from the
Chelsea, Mass, Telegraph and Pioneer of Sept.
3d, shows that the captain is alloat again:
Capt. Geo. X. Ilodgdon, for several years the
genial proprietor of the Broadway House. in the
square, has disposed of his hostery to Mr.. Chester
W. Cottrell, formerly steward of the house Mr..
Coftrell is young man who has made many
friends, is very popular with the patrons, and will
certainly deserve all the favors he may receive
from the public. There will be no change in the
service of the hotel. Capt. Iudydon will make IL
number Of pleasure trips ON his own vessel the
Yale, and Otherwise employ himself for a season,
when he will probably connect himself with some
other hotel enterprise either in Boston New
Haven. The captain retres with the best wishes
OF Il large circle OF friends and acquaintance.
MONTHLY MEETING OF TIE BELFAST SCIENTIF-
| &c ASSOCIATION. The meeting Tuesday evening
was of unusual interest Mr.. A. |. Brown gave Il
lecture upon "Recreations with the Blow-pipe !"
The address occupied about half an hour and was
repicte with valuable information, given in II
clear. interesting and scientific style and manner.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Brown may be induced to re-
m If wi irH
due notice can be given and Il larger audience
| called out. Rev. Mr. Tufts next addressed the
society and presented rare botanical specimen
from the Garden of the Caesars at Rome together
with an autograph copy Of our national hymn,
"My country, tits of thee" DR.. ). +. Smith, of
Newton, Mass, the author of this famous hymn,
has kindly consented to make this valuable contri-
button at the request of Mr.. Tufts whose remarks
last evening upon the hymn and its noble and ven
cradle author interesting and appropriate.
This fine autograph copy of "Amcrica is to be
| framed and kept in the society's rooms, and in
years to come will be among its most highly priz-
ed possessions The sincere thanks of the associ;-
ton arc accorded Dr Smith for his kindness and
| the valuable git
DEATH ON WILLIAM N. PRIEST. Mr. Priest
,ied at his residerce Church street, in this
city, Sunday evening between eight and nine
O'Clock, of typhoid fever aged 81 years and five
| months. At the fire on PhWnil Row last spring
Mr. Priest, whose business place was burned, oye err
e':ertcd himself i'll the removal OF his goods, and
had not since been we'll man. This together
with the uDhcalthfuness of his last place of bust
ness and close Application to work brought on the
fatal fever. Wednesday, Aug. 24tn he was quite
i'll, but managed to Keep about, but the next ,lay
he took his bed. From the first his symptoms were
| alarming, Il brain difficulty accompanying the
fever. For eleven days he fingered, while two
h.'sctans aud Kind friends ministered to his
wants, but without avail. Sunday the crisis came
and with the going dowl of the sun his life faded
out until he passed peacefully away surrounded
was born III China, Me. When young man he
went to Rockland where he learned the tailors-
| t'adc of his brother, MI W. II. Priest. lie then
went to Deer Isle where he engaged in business
but as 1t did not prove remuncratyc he moved to
Stockton, where he opened tailor shop. Subse-
qucntiv he manufactured vests. While in stockton
he married Miss Isabel Fletcher, who survives
and began the manufacture of clothinc. BY close
application to business, STRICT economy and honest
dealing he built up large and lucrative business
and made money rapidly. A few years ago he
bought tailoring establishment and with his
brother carried 1t on until year ago when he sold
out to his brother. Mr.. Priest was Il very enter
psising young man, and by his death Belfast
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